US4397759A
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Fire retardant for polyolefins
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-07-25
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Granted: 1983-08-09
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Expires: 1999-07-25
Abstract
Abstract Polypropylene and other polyolefins are rendered flame retardant by the addition of a phosphonate ester having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein a 0, 1 or 2, b is 0, 1 or 2, c is 1, 2 or 3 and a+b+c is 3; R and R' are the same or dissimilar and are alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, aryloyxalkoxy, or aralkoxy; wherein the alkyl portion of these groups may contain hydroxyl but no halogen and the aryl portion may contain chlorine bromine and hydroxyl groups; R 2 is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or aryl; R 3 is lower alkyl (C 1 -C 4 ); and a wetting agent penetrant. The presence of the penetrant promotes penetration of the retardant composition into the polypropylene. This fire retardant composition is particularly useful in polypropylene fibers and fabrics particularly where the fibers are woven into a matte.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry Hancock
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 16:10
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06M; D06M13/00; D06M13/244; D06M13/282; D06M13/288; D06M13/29; C; C07; C07F; C07F9/00; C07F9/02; C07F9/547; C07F9/6564; C07F9/6571; C07F9/657163; C07F9/657181; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/49; C08K5/51; C08K5/53; C08K5/5317; C08K5/5333; C08K5/5357; C09; C09K; C09K21/00; C09K21/06; C09K21/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/92; Y10S428/921
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A flame retardant for a polyolefin comprising in combination in aqueous media; a phosphonate ester having the following formula: ##STR8## wherein a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 0, 1 or 2, c is 1, 2 or 3 and a+b+c is 3; R and R' are the same or dissimilar and are alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, aryloxy-alkoxy, or aralkoxy, wherein the alkyl portion of these groups may contain hydroxyl but no halogen and the aryl portion may contain chlorine, bromine and hydroxyl groups; R 2 is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or aryl; R 3 is lower alkyl (C 1 -CH 4 ); and a penetrant for the ester, said penetrant is a phosphate ester, and said phosphonate ester and phosphate ester being in aqueous solution, and whereby the penetrant and phosphonate ester penetrate from the aqueous medium into the polyolefin below the surface thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A flame retardant for a polyolefin comprising in combination in aqueous media; a phosphonate ester having the following formula: ##STR8## wherein a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 0, 1 or 2, c is 1, 2 or 3 and a+b+c is 3; R and R' are the same or dissimilar and are alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkaryl, alkaryloxy, aralkyl, aryloxy-alkoxy, or aralkoxy, wherein the alkyl portion of these groups may contain hydroxyl but no halogen and the aryl portion may contain chlorine, bromine and hydroxyl groups; R 2 is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, or aryl; R 3 is lower alkyl (C 1 -CH 4 ); and a penetrant for the ester, said penetrant is a phosphate ester, and said phosphonate ester and phosphate ester being in aqueous solution, and whereby the penetrant and phosphonate ester penetrate from the aqueous medium into the polyolefin below the surface thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The flame retardant of claim 1, said penetrant comprises both polar and non-polar radicals in said aqueous medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The flame retardant of claim 1, wherein the phosphate ester comprises lower alkyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The flame retardant of claim 1, wherein the phosphonate ester is present in about 25 to 75 percent by weight of solution and the penetrant is present in about 1 to 10 percent by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The flame retardant of claim 1, wherein the phosphonate ester has the following formula: ##STR9## wherein x is 0 or 1.
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